Trautman Hook
chris lake
Description
Collection
Title:
Trautman Hook
Creator:
chris lake
Date:
1/27/2000
Text:
Does anyone have a right trautman hook that I could purchase. This type
of terminal device was discontinued many years ago. I have included a
picture I scanned from one of the prostheses in my collection (please
note that the picture is of a LEFT Trautman Hook). The picture is
scanned into Microsoft Word 2000. I have learned from my search that
this terminal device is somewhat of a collector's item. Some are even
kept under glass.
Please be aware that this is for a transradial amputee who has been
wearing the same prosthesis (currently 30 ply+ fit) for close to 40
years. We will be fitting him with a new prosthesis and he has
requested that we try to find a trautman hook for him.
The trautman hook is made up of three separate components - two
prehensors that have a serial number engraved on each ( note picture)
and a post that attaches to the wrist. Though I have been told that
the hooks were individually made and components are not interchangeable,
I have learned just the opposite.
So if anyone out there has an intact right trautman hook or one or more
of the three components necessary to assemble one, please email me. In
addition, if anyone has literature on the history of this terminal
device, I would like to get a copy. Your assistance is greatly
appreciated.
Chris Lake, CPO/LPO
of terminal device was discontinued many years ago. I have included a
picture I scanned from one of the prostheses in my collection (please
note that the picture is of a LEFT Trautman Hook). The picture is
scanned into Microsoft Word 2000. I have learned from my search that
this terminal device is somewhat of a collector's item. Some are even
kept under glass.
Please be aware that this is for a transradial amputee who has been
wearing the same prosthesis (currently 30 ply+ fit) for close to 40
years. We will be fitting him with a new prosthesis and he has
requested that we try to find a trautman hook for him.
The trautman hook is made up of three separate components - two
prehensors that have a serial number engraved on each ( note picture)
and a post that attaches to the wrist. Though I have been told that
the hooks were individually made and components are not interchangeable,
I have learned just the opposite.
So if anyone out there has an intact right trautman hook or one or more
of the three components necessary to assemble one, please email me. In
addition, if anyone has literature on the history of this terminal
device, I would like to get a copy. Your assistance is greatly
appreciated.
Chris Lake, CPO/LPO
Citation
chris lake, “Trautman Hook,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 1, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/213570.
